An Aurora man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to Class X felonies of armed violence and drug-induced homicide, the latter stemming from the fentanyl death of a Bolingbrook man.

Batavia baseball scored three runs in the fifth inning, capped by a go-ahead two-run double by Ryan Rodriguez to help the team get past St. Charles North to tie the conference series. Plus more Kane County sports results from Tuesday.

Maintaining a high level of energy throughout the match, St. Charles East downed St. Charles North in three sets – 21-25, 25-22, 25-16 – Tuesday to keep town bragging rights on the Saints’ side of the Fox River.

West Aurora couldn't solve South Elgin starter Jacob Robertson, who tossed six scoreless innings in a 3-0 Upstate Eight West victory in Aurora on Tuesday.

Mya Leon added five more goals, giving her 32 on the season, in St. Charles East's 7-0 win over Lake Park on Tuesday.

Column: Where’s your go-to for news? I wondered, “Are we going to survive as a species, the way things are going? They moved up the Doomsday Clock," writes Rick Holinger.

Update: A person died in a shooting involving police along Interstate 88 after a multi-county police chase from the suburbs into DeKalb County on Monday.

Developing: Westbound Interstate 88 is closed Monday evening for a police investigation, the Illinois State Police said. A large police presence was seen on the interstate just west of Keslinger Road in Maple Park.

Batavia Police are searching for three suspects with a gun who hijacked a Kawasaki motorcycle during what was supposed to be a Facebook Marketplace sale

The St. Charles Business Alliance announced the winners of the 2026 St. Patrick’s Parade. Amidst falling snowflakes, around 31,200 spectators lined Main Street on March 14 to the parading tunes of bagpipers, high school marching bands and Celtic-themed floats.